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  • In the Seat of Power, the Force is Strong

    Date: 2009.12.01 | Category: News Chunks, Seasoned Women | Response: 2

    Speculations are now over. It’s affirmative: The President is giving up her seat in Malacañang, but only because she will be running for Congress.

    GMAPresident Gloria Macapagal – Arroyo would run as representative of the second congressional district of Pampanga in the May 2010 elections. This was the announcement Malacañang issued Monday, ending the month-long suspense the nation has been subjected to regarding her political plans once her term ends.

    While her decision to run for Congress was welcomed by her supporters, critics believe this is Arroyo’s strategy to evade lawsuits awaiting her once she leaves the presidency.

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